Least Scary "Scary" Game in History?

[Phaedros]

Consider me fooled. I saw the great ratings for Amnesia, I was intrigued by the idea of finally having a scary game that *didn't* require a load of weaponry to complete--the horror/shooter genre is wearing mightily thin these days--so I picked it up on Steam with high hopes.

Dashed.

This is the least scary "scary" game in my personal gaming history, which encompasses decades of play across multiple platforms and genres.

Designers--you can't scare me by having my character's *sanity* drop because the wind blew a door open and playing the same seven-note piano mood music in the background as I light candles to stay out of the dark. Having me drop to the ground after picking up a note a la flashback-style not only pulls me out of whatever mood you're trying to get me into, it makes me wonder just how milquetoast the main character must be, and why he was chosen to be here to begin with!

I love puzzles--MYST is still in my top 5 games of all time--but Amnesia's clunky presentation and annoying results just kept sinking my enjoyment as time went on.

Now, I'm no quitter--so I loaded the game up again today to make *sure* I wasn't being too hard on it; after all, the Internet is full of self-appointed experts, and I wanted to be certain that I wasn't judging harshly...

...only to discover that my last "Save and Quit" had somehow placed me back several minutes in gameplay I'd spent avoiding a pretty stressful creature.

I simply have no desire to overcome both poor design and a poor save mechanic--each seemingly competing to earn my dislike while playing the game.

Of course, this is a forum for fans, so I'll stop soon and allow those who truly enjoyed the game to have the day. Indeed, you've already got my money, so what do you care at this point, right?

Still, I come to you as a once-customer with a handshake and a goodbye. I'll avoid the usual Internet hysterics and just go--and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to let you know, should you read my post, that despite the high marks elsewhere, this one fell absolutely flat for me.

Phaedros